It is a pleasure to welcome you to Pacifica Graduate Institute, whether you are a newly enrolled or continuing student. The information contained in this Student Handbook will provide help as you navigate through various educational landscapes at Pacifica. Please consider this Handbook to be your ‘first contact’ for academic and administrative information by familiarizing yourself with the Table of Contents, Faculty and Staff, General Information, Academic Policies and Regulations, Forms, and Schedule of Fees. It clarifies many of the questions that will arise during your tenure here. We are delighted to accompany and support your progress toward a graduate degree.

Pacifica's academic programs are subject to review and approval on multiple levels by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), the State of California Board of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), and the U. S. Department of Education.